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Translators (AD)

Candidates taking part in the Translators (AD) competition will have to pass the following tests:

  • Reasoning skills tests

For the evaluation of their language skills, they may need to pass one or more of the following language knowledge tests:

  • Language comprehension tests 

         and/or

  • Translation tests

         and/or

  • Revision test

         and/or

  • Other types of language knowledge tests
     
Reasoning tests for AD

Reasoning tests:

The reasoning tests are multiple-choice tests to assess your ability to think logically and understand verbal and numerical information, as well as the relations between concepts involving no linguistic, spatial or numerical elements (abstract). 

Try our samples below: (Please note that the sample tests may take longer than usual to load.)

  • Verbal reasoning:

                BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV

  • Numerical reasoning:

              BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV

  • Abstract reasoning:

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You can also consult an accessible version of these sample tests.
 

Language comprehension tests (AD)

The language comprehension test consists of 12 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) designed to assess your linguistic abilities in vocabulary, grammar/syntax, and style.
Each question presents a scenario with four answer options, only one of which is correct.
Each correct answer awards one point; incorrect answers are not penalized.
Candidates have a total of 25 minutes to complete all 12 questions.
While time management is part of the assessment, the test is designed so that candidates can reasonably answer all questions within the allotted time.
The questions do not require any prior knowledge and are based solely on the information provided in the text.

samples in 24 languages for AD

Translation tests

samples in 24 languages

Revision test

This test consists in a revision of a text that has been translated from Language 2 into Language 1.

Revision test

Language knowledge tests

The language knowledge test is a multiple-choice test made up of 25 independent questions.

Each question comprises 4 options, out of which only one (A, B, C or D) is the correct answer.

Candidates have 25 minutes to finish the test. The questions may target any of the following competencies: grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic usage, spelling and punctuation.

Samples in: DA, DE, ES, EL, EN, FR, IT, MT, NL